Is God nothing more than a sufficiently advanced extra-terrestrial intelligence? by Michael Shermer Publisher, Skeptic magazine; Monthly Columnist, Scientific American; Presidential Fellow, Chapman University; Author, Heavens on Earth This question is based on what I call, tongue in cheek, “Shermer’s Last Law,” that any sufficiently advanced extra-terrestrial intelligence is indistinguishable from God. As scientistContinue reading “Is God nothing more than a sufficiently advanced extra-terrestrial intelligence?”

Originally posted on UseOfReason: 0. Introduction In the very first post on this blog, back in November 2015, I looked at a paper by Michael Butler, which is a first-rate examination of transcendental arguments (TAs) and their relationship to the presuppositional TAG of Van Til, Bahnsen, etc. I recommend reading Butler’s paper closely. Part of…

‘Unintended’ ‘Oversight’. Pull my other leg. The kids were well rehearsed in this “oversight”. Muslim American Society investigating ‘oversight’ following controversial vid… Source: CHILDREN IN PHILADELPHIA MUSLIM SOCIETY: WE WILL SACRIFICE OURSELVES FOR AL-AQSA; WILL CHOP OFF THEIR HEADS, SUBJECT THEM TO ETERNAL TORTURE | Winds of Jihad

I have been doing this (whatever you want to call this) for over 10 years and I’ve had an online presence for about half of that. In all that time and particularly during my time online, both… Source: History for Atheists or Pandering to Theists? The Difference Between Fact and Interpretation – D. M. Spence

Seems everything I post about is based on comments or messages in my email. I’m sharing this latest message as a blog post on the expectation that someone who understands physics better than I do will either correct my ignorance of the subject or they’ll correct the sender of this message. Because I don’t knowContinue reading “Let’s get physicist | Aron Ra”

[Cross-posted at Scientific American Blogs. Thanks to Bora Z. for the invitation.] The topic of “Life after death” raises disreputable connotations of past-life regression and haunted h… Source: Physics and the Immortality of the Soul | Sean Carroll

A woman in India is beaten and berated by police for having a relationship with a Muslim man. This is why ALL religions are at their core bad for society. They are the antithesis of freedom and HUMAN RIGHTS. They just want to control your life, tell you what to do, what to eat, whatContinue reading “Why religion is bad for society.”